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Welcome to the MicroTest Client Outcomes Survey

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What is the MicroTest Client Outcomes Survey?

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• The MicroTest Client Outcomes survey provides programs with a simple survey process for interviewing clients and collecting powerful data on the outcomes clients’ have experienced.

• MicroTest provides the survey tool as well as instructions and guidance on managing the survey process, conducting the interviews, and reporting the data back to MicroTest.

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Why do people want Outcomes data?


Regularly tracking client outcomes data is becoming more important to US programs for several purposes:

•To truly assess the effectiveness of their strategies,

•To be fully accountable to donors and other stakeholders, and

•To build a strong advocacy case for microenterprise development in the United States.

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How is the MT survey unique?


• MicroTest’s survey is designed to accommodate the wide range of program resource levels and capacities in the microenterprise field.

• Programs can choose from two survey tiers to get the level of survey data that meets their organization’s capacities and needs.

• If programs already conduct surveys with clients they can integrate the MicroTest survey into their on-going efforts.

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Our tool adapts to you


#1 Customization Feature: Checkboxes on

the introduction page allow you to customize the survey

tools to your situation.

#2 The missing data counter allows you to keep track of how many pieces of data you have left to provide. The data

counter will read 0 when the survey data has been completely entered.

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Choose the survey that fits you best

#3 a two tiered survey allows you to choose the survey level that makes the most

sense for your organization’s

resource levels and

information needs. Tier 1 provides you

with a minimal set of data on your clients.

Tier two provides more

in-depth questions for

programs with more

resources and survey

capacity.

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#4 Baseline data. Program staff enter data on the client at intake into Section A of the survey. This provides a baseline set of data to which the client’s situation at the time of

the survey can be compared to understand changes in the client’s situation.

Baseline data enables change analysis


#5 many questions are asked in a yes/no format to keep

the survey simple.

Survey questions are kept simple…


#6 Helper Tools are provided to assist clients in

calculating the more difficult questions such as household

income.

Help for the more difficult questions


Recording your surveys is easy

#7 the MicroTest Client Outcomes Survey Tool provides you with a data entry page that speeds the entry of all your survey data and allows you to

transmit your data to MicroTest electronically. Much of the data entry page is formatted with drop-down boxes to make entering the data as quick and

easy as possible.


Verify your data at a glance

#8 The data cleaning sheet allows you to verify the accuracy of your data by conducting a quick review for any missing data (MD) or invalid entries.


Get immediate feedback

#9 Built into the workbook is a custom report that gives your program an immediate look at what your clients looked like at intake

vs. at the time of survey.

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Learn More


• To find out more about the MicroTest client outcomes survey or for information on how to join MicroTest, please contact Tamra Thetford ([email protected])

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